by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Business & Marketing, Buy local, Food, Social good, Vancouver, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
Seriously, the most ethical chocolatier you’ll ever meet Zimt Chocolates founder Emma Smith and I go way back to when I was still starting my public relations agency in 2009. We went for a snack at Choices and she introduced me to Lovena Galyide, another notable...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Buy local, Events, Food, Social good, Spirituality, Vancouver, Vegan food, Vegan leaders, Vegans
A social entrepreneur driven by health, faith, community, and lifelong learning Many vegans in Vancouver will need no introduction to Stevan Mirkovich, one of the passionate partners behind Planted, which acquired the Veg Expo and hosts the Planted Expo. The event has...
by Sandra Nomoto | Animals, Books and reviews, Buy local, Eco fashion, Environment, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Self-Development, Social good
A crash course on mindful living and aligning your life with your values I recently learned about Zoe Weil (pronounced “Zoh While”), co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and the books she’s written. Atria Books (a division of Simon...
by Sandra Nomoto | Beauty, Buy local, Events, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Vancouver, Vegan food
Strong Vegan Presence at The Wellness Show 2023 The 30th anniversary of The Wellness Show takes place February 11 & 12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre (West) and I’m glad to be covering it for the fifth year since this blog’s inception! Founded in...
by Sandra Nomoto | Books and reviews, Business & Marketing, Buy local, Food, Vegan food, Vegans
Even if you don’t share anything about your charitable efforts, people pay attention. Serial entrepreneur Jason Antony owns several staple vegan business in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver: Vegan Supply in Vancouver and Surrey, and MeeT on Main Street, Yaletown,...
by Sandra Nomoto | Business & Marketing, Buy local, Events, Social good
Happy Filipino Heritage Month! As a result of following more Filipino/a/x folks on social media in 2020, I learned that Americans celebrate Filipino American History Month in October HARD. I wondered if there was an equivalent month in Canada, and there is, in June!...
